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Community Protest Abandoned NDDC Road In Benin
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4 years agoon
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Residents of Palace Road, Uteh Community, Benin in Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area of Edo State yesterday protested an abandoned road project by the Niger Delta Development Commission(NDDC)
The protesters made up of residents, Keke riders, bus drivers, and others blocked the ever-busy Upper Mission Extension, with placards bearing different inscriptions as: ‘NDDC should rise up to its responsibility’, ‘NDDC should wake-up from slumber’, ‘Project not done to specification’ among others.
Speaking, the Odionwere of the community, 74-year-old Pa.Robert Owen said the road was contracted to NDDC in 2014, adding that the commission did a little job and abandoned it halfway.
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“This road leads to twelve communities and was awarded to NDDC in 2014. They did it halfway and abandoned it, till now there is no action. You can see the gully and no attention from the NDDC that stopped the work. We are calling on the Edo State Government to prevail on NDDC to come and complete the job. The road was done halfway and substandard,” he added.

Protesting residents and drivers yesterday
Also, Speaking, a shop owner, Mrs Doris Osayende, said the state of the road has effected her business negatively.
According to her, motorists avoid the road due to state of the road.
She said that whenever it rains the road will be completely flooded.
“This road has become a problem, that is why I have to construct a fence round my shop. Many times, flood enter my shop and spoil my rice and provisions. I am pleading to the government to come to our aids”, she said.
Also speaking, Mr Friday David, a keke rider said the Niger Delta Development Commission(NDDC) started the road and stopped half way.
He added that over one hundred keke riders pay N300.00 every day to government revenue collectors.
He said, “In April, all drivers paid N10,000 as riders permit, yet the road is not motorable. Most of the money we make go back to motor parts. The place we go to with N80.00 is now N150,00 because of the bad road. We are pleading to the governor to please come and help us, we voted for him and he should help us.”
A visit to the NDDC office in Benin met a brick wall as nobody wanted to speak to journalists.

State of the abandoned Uteh road.
A senior worker who met with journalists, but refused to mention his name, however said he was new in Benin, but promised that the management will look into It.
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“I don’t know anything about that contract, I am new in Benin City, and the person that supposed to give an answer to your question is on leave, the management will look into.”
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CBN, UBA, Others In Benin Given Ultimatum To Remove Their Buildings Or Be Demolished
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10 hours agoon
August 6, 2025By
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Central Bank Nigeria, United Bank for Africa and other banks and commercial buildings on the Akpakpava/Ring Road axis of the Benin-Asaba Expressway have been given a seven-day ultimatum to remove their buildings or faced demolition.
The undated eviction notice was seen pasted on perimeter fences, gates, and walls of properties including banks, shops, and churches located within the Federal Government’s designated right of way.
The undated eviction notice was issued to property owners along the expressway by the Benin-Asaba Expressway Concession Company Limited (BAECC).
The BAECC is the company handling the ongoing expansion of the dual carriageway.
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The notice reads in part: “Be informed that your property is on the Federal Right of Way and obstructing construction works on the Benin-Asaba Expressway. Kindly remove your property from the Right of Way within the next seven (7) days to avoid demolition. Your cooperation is urgently needed.”
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Metro
16 Escape Death In Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway Crash
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1 day agoon
August 5, 2025By
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Sixteen people narrowly escaped death on Monday night in a crash involving a Camry car, a Suzuki bus, and a tricycle at Iron Market along the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway.
Ota Divisional Commander of the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps, Mr Salau Hammed, confirmed the incident to News Agency Nigeria on Tuesday, noting that the crash occurred around 8:20 p.m.
He said the accident involved a Camry car, a tricycle, both with no registration, and a Suzuki bus marked KRD 246 YK.
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He said that a total of 16 persons were involved in the accident; however, three persons, comprising two males and a female, sustained various degrees of injuries.
Hammed explained that the Camry lost control due to speeding and rammed into two other vehicles.
“Those who sustained injuries were immediately taken to Adetutu Hospital, Ilepa area for treatment,” he said.
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Hammed advised motorists against speeding to prevent avoidable crashes.
He said that the vehicles had been removed from the road to ease free flow of traffic.
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High-tension Wire Electrocutes PoS Operator In Anambra
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1 day agoon
August 5, 2025By
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A Point of Sales male operator in Nibo, Awka South Local Government Area of Anambra State, has been electrocuted by a fallen high tension line.
It was gathered that the victim got electrocuted after a high-tension wire was cut and fell on him, while standing in front of his shop located under the high-tension wire.
According to eyewitnesses near the scene, the incident happened over the weekend, but the lifeless body of the victim, which was still lying on the ground, with the high-tension wire still lying on his body as of Tuesday, was still oozing out smoke, creating panic in the area.
This was corroborated by a video from the scene of the incident, currently trending on social media, showing the victim lying lifeless on the ground, with the high-tension wire still lying on his body, still oozing out smoke and sparks.
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Although the full identity of the victim is yet to be ascertained, sources from the area said he recently got married.
The Managing Director/CEO of the Awka Capital Territory Development Authority, Ossy Onuko, who reacted to the development on Tuesday, described the incident as unfortunate, noting that such misfortunes are part of the reasons the agency carries out sensitisation and enforcement against building or trading under the high-tension wire.
Onuko also noted that during the sensitisation, people often criticise them for their enforcement against trading under the high tension wire.
He said, “This is something we have been campaigning against from time to time, that it is very dangerous to build or trade under the high-tension wire.
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“It is part of the reasons why most times, on social media, we are vilified as being inhumane for trying to let people know that they cannot either build or trade under the tension.
“It is something very pathetic. It’s a suicide mission to have your shop or your kiosk or your roadside activities under the tension. The avoidable loss of life is unfortunate. It is sadly one example of many negative outcomes and resultant effects of such an act of negligence to safety.
“That should serve as a deterrent to others who still indulge in such prohibited acts. This should also make the public understand that the sensitisation and enforcement being carried out by ACTDA against such things are not to witch-hunt them, but for their safety.
“Unfortunately, we have lost a soul. I pray for the peaceful repose of this soul. But also, it should serve as a deterrent to others, that they shouldn’t just fold their arms and wait for us, when we come, they run away and return when we leave.
“People should see it as a personal responsibility to be safety conscious, and also enlighten others, not just themselves. No precious life is worth being lost to such a careless and avoidable death. A stitch in time saves nine.”
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